It's primarily to keep the rain out. I took mine off and ran it like that
for two years without any problems. There was an article in Mopar Muscle a
few years ago that covered this any other small "free" horsepower tricks.
Seems like the TV adjustment was in it as well.
Gilbert Vega
-----Original Message-----
From: Jeremiah Siembida <hemimopar426@hotmail.com>
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: Sunday, February 27, 2000 4:29 PM
Subject: DML: Free Horsepower?? And first ride in an R/T!
>I just took a ride in my buddy's R/T! My 318 pulls alright, but that 5.9
>pulls like a locomotive,a nd he didn't have his foot all the way in it. I
>love that truck! Wanna trade, Raymond?
>
>On a different note, I picked up a few FREE (read: FREE!!!!!) horsepower
>today. I was out cleaning up my MSD 6AL installation, with some split loom
>tubing ont he wires, and I was poking around the engine compartment, and
>somehow started pondering ram air on the induction tube. I looked at it,
>and thru the grille, and was thinking of making a double-snorkel induction.
>I looked at the grille, and found a cover (?!?!??) in front of the intake
>tube. I removed it, carefully, and ran my hand up behind the bumper and
>pulled it out. The tube is held in by a couple of clips the secure it. I
>took it for a test drive,a nd she pulled harder in the 50-90MPH range than
>she ever has. I would like to know, should I leave it off, and get a piece
>of stainless screen, and cover it, to keep bugs out of my K & N, or is
there
>a major reason for the cover's presence?
>TIA
>
>
>Mopar or Nocar!
>Black 1996 Dodge Dakota Sport, Club Cab
>4X4, V-8 Magnum
>Tearing up North Dakota!
>MSD 6AL/Blaster 2, K&N filter...
>The SlickBlackDak :)
>
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